Automated license determination

Abstract

Described herein are methods and systems for automated license determination. In one aspect, an interface repository comprises a set of data schemas defining a license determination rule structure for all available control regulations offered by data providers. In another aspect, license determination rules for a certain product may be automatically extracted from the interface repository.

1 . A computer implemented method for automated license determination for export-import of a product, comprising:
 in a first user interface element, receiving a user selection of a classification of the product;   presenting a second user interface element generated by the computer comprising a list of one or more conditions relevant to the user selected classification of the product;   receiving a user selection of the one or more conditions from the list to be applied to the product;   based on the user selected conditions, generating a user interface comprising a list of one or more license determination rules relevant to the product; and   applying the license determination rule to determine one or more licenses applicable to the export-import of the product.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the product classification received by the user is a classification number. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the list with one or more conditions relevant to the classified product appears as a pop-up window next to the classified product. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user selection for the conditions to be applied is performed by selecting “yes” or “no” from a drop-down menu next to each condition. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determination rules comprise:
 a classification number;   one or more conditions assigned to the classification number;   at least one country of the export; and   at least one country of the import.   
     
     
         6 . A computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method related to export-import of products, the method comprising:
 receiving trade control regulations in a data file complying to a schema by an interface repository;   registering the received trade control regulations as a determination rule structure by binding the received trade control regulations to a product classification;   receiving the product classification by a user;   generating a user interface to present the user with one or more conditions relevant to the classified product;   receiving a user selection of the one or more conditions to be applied for the classified product; and   based on the user selected conditions, applying one or more license determination rules bound to the user provided product classification to provide the user with the licenses needed to accomplish the export-import task of for the products.   
     
     
         7 . The medium of  claim 6 , wherein the interface repository further comprises:
 classification list schema;   classification list texts schema;   classification list condition schema; and   license determination rules schema.   
     
     
         8 . The medium of  claim 7 , wherein the classification list schema comprises dependent text and independent text assigned to a classification code. 
     
     
         9 . The medium of  claim 7 , wherein the classification list texts schema comprises data structure for independent text. 
     
     
         10 . The medium of  claim 7 , wherein the classification list condition schema further comprises one or more conditions assigned to a classification code. 
     
     
         11 . The medium of  claim 7 , wherein the license determination rules schema comprises a data structure for determination rules. 
     
     
         12 . The medium of  claim 6 , wherein the determination rule structure is saved in a rule data database. 
     
     
         13 . A computer system for automated license determination, comprising:
 a processor in communication with one or more memory elements and operable to execute the instructions in the one or more memory elements;   an interface repository comprising a set of data schemas defining a license determination rule structure;   a rule data database stored in the one or more memory elements to integrate the license determination rule structure; and   a registration module stored in the one or more memory elements to save the license determination rule structure in the rule data database.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13  further comprising a classifier module within the memory to classify a user selected product. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14  further comprising an extractor module to extract relevant determination rules for the classified product from the rule data database. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the set of data schemas defining a license determination rule structure comprises:
 a classification list schema;   a classification list text schema;   a classification list condition schema; and   a license determination rule schema.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the classification list schema comprises:
 a “number” field for a classification code;   a “condition” field, which is reference to the classification list condition schema; and   a “texts” field, which includes texts and reference to the classification list text schema.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the classification list text schema comprises a “text element” field for text of text object in any language. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the classification list condition schema comprises a “texts” field for describing a condition assigned to a classification code. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the license determination rules schema comprises:
 a “rules description” field;   one or more “condition” fields for one or more conditions assigned to one license determination rule.